Hinge



May 1, 192s, 1,668,137

c. E. ANDERSON HINGE 'f /////////Af//////;% l

Patented May 1, n 1928.

- UNITED STATESv CARL ,EMC ANDERSON, or GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN, AssiGNoR 'roeaAND HAVEN STAMPED PRODUCTS COMPANY, OF GRAND HAVEN, YMICIiUIrAN, AC40.'R'IORA'JIIIION' or mIcHiGAN.

PATENT oFFicE. 7

HINGE.

l vApplicationfiledl lvvNl'oveniber 29, 1922. Serial No, 603,949. A y

. This' invention relates toimprovementsin hingesV and -itspurpose is toprovide a device .which may be ,readily` appliedand which is adapted to maintainla iirm support orthe movable part `which isy supported by (the,

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i llhey principalobject of the invention is to provide animproved form of hinge par- .ticularly adapted `for use in connecting the doors to the bodiesl of automobiles.v further Objectis to provide ahingefwhich may be applied yto the supporting memberwith- `lroutfthe necessity ofusing a chisel or other such tool in forming a recess to receive the hinge. M y n ...Still another object is to provide a hinge ,inl which g the parts may be economically manufactured and readilyassembled.

' These' and other objects and advantages of t the invention lwill appear more clearly from. the following speciiication taken in connection {withthe accompanying (drawings, in

which oneembodimentis illustrated.. In ,f the drawings, Fig., l shows` a partial side' I f elevation of van automobilejbody" to which the improved hinge is applied. Fig.,2 shows an enlarged horizontal section taken onf thek line 2,-1-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction l so .y inthe direction ofthe arrows. Fig. 4 shows v of-,lthe arrows. .Fig 3 shows a vertical section takengon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2looking y a transverse" vertical section taken on the ...jing in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 61

shows afperspectivejview ofthe bracket Y which is adapted to be mountedin the cylin- Vdrical member carried Ybythe body of the v`cal?, and. Fig.'7 shows a perspective view` line '4r-410i Fig. 2, looking in the direction oi the arrows.. Fig. `5A shows a transverse sectionftalren on the 1ine5-5 of Fig. v2 looko'f the bracket which isfadaptedk to be secured to thedoor ofthe car.-

f. Although the improvedghinge of the pres- {entinv'ention is capable of various uses, it Y `"has been illustrated in connection with the' Vf door of` an kautomobile body'4 11.l As' f 'fusually constructed'the automobile bodyhasy lan upright wooden frame member 12 along the edgeoffthe doorfopening and the usuall sheet metal covering 13y is applied to the outer side of this'frame' member. The door flO/isy similarlyprovidedgwith an upright /w'ooden Aframe member 14 having asheet l metal covering 15 applied to theouter side` thereof, and arranged to yproject over the gap 16 which is usually provided between the" edge ofthe door and the framey oli/the door opening to prevent 'the binding of. the door after long continued'use of the auto- 'mobile These parts are thefusual construcylia'nge 22.'The` outer edge22a of this iange is circular rin contour, beingl concentric with the walls of the cylindrical member 20, but the lateral sides'thereof are cut away and shown at v22b andf223 so thatthe plate 22 lmaybe fitted on the end of wooden frame member 12 withoutoverlapping thelater'al 'edges thereof. This supporting member is I vadapted to'seat in a" cylindrical 'recess 23 f which is formed in frame member ,12, preferably by means of' an auger which may be adjusted tobore `a hole of substantially the same diameter as the cup-shaped member so that thismemberfmay be putin place with a drive fit' adapted to preventv vibration of the hinge in its support regardless of the strains to which it is subjected in'practice.

Before boring the hole 23 `to receive the member 20, the auger mayl be 'adjusted to bore a hole of larger diameter inorder to form a recess 24 to vreceive the plate 22,tlie

plate 22 being located with its outer surface lying flush with the outerv surface of the frame member 12. In this vway-an auger may bey employed to provide all of the necessary depressions for seating themember 20. Y

andy the flange 22 within the frame member of the f car and this supporting "device is then securedin placeby screws 25 .passing through apertures'iormed in the'flange 22.

a circular depression 26 inthe end faceor' the'frame member 14 which Aforms a part of the door 10, 'this recess beingadaited to re- The auger may also be employed'to formk ceive 'a 'circular plate 28 which isse'cured in `place byy screws 29. Theplate28 is Aformed in two parts 284%, whichare unitedy i by a U-shaped connecting :bracketBO formed by bending the sheet metal of thek bracket into a substantiallyU-shaped form with a filler plate`31 betweenthe opposite arms,

The armsof the bracket are united to the plate 3l by a rivet 32. TheV bracket is cut away as shown at 33 and is providedwith a transverse projection 34, extending parallel tothe circular flange 28 and having a ,transverse aperture 35 in the endl thereof through which a pivotal connection isV formed with the coinpleinental part of the hinge. The bracket 30 is adapted toy extend i between the lianges v37 of a complementary bracket 38 which seats within the cylindrical member 20.` The flanges 87' are somewhat S-shaped in form and the portions 37 thereofare adapted to lie substantially flush with the outerannular surface of the circular plate 39 with' whichthey are integrally .formed The parallel extremities olf the flanges 37 are provided with apertures 40 adapted to receive a pin 41 which also engages the aperture 85 in the bracket 3() and thus connects the two brackets' together. The circular plate 39 is provided with a central aperture adapted to be engaged by aY screw 42 which threadedly engages an aperture 43 formed in the endwall 21 of the cup- Y shaped member 2O.` This end wall 2l is also providedon opposite sides ci the screw 42 with two Vother apertures 44 adapted to be lengaged by lugs 45 which are-iorn'ied on theinner side of the lcircular plate 39.

In applying the hinge to the frame membeis`l2 and i4, the flange V28 oit' the bracket 30 is secured to the frame member of the door with the lianges 3710i the compleme'n! tary `bracket secured thereto by the pin 41 and the cup-shaped member 2O with its Y iange 22 is separately attached to the frame member `12. yThe brackets of the hinge are then separated until they assume the rela-n tive positions illustrated by dotted line s in 'F ig. 2,' after which the circular plate 39 and the langesiT may be passed into engagevment with the cup-shaped member 20 and the screw 42kinserted to hold the members of the hinge lirmly in place. rlhe firm mounting of the cup-shaped member 2O and the flange 22 and the frame'member l2 co-` operates with the close it of the flanges 37 .e and the plate 39 in the cup-shaped `member to secure a lii'm support for the hinge when `the parts are connected by the single screw 42 and the lugs 45 so that the swinging ol' the door l0,l on the vertical axis of the vhinge can not readily loosen any oi' the parts ofV the vhinge from eachother or the member 2() from the frame l2 vby which it is supported.

All parts of the hinge may be readily' formed from sheet metal at a comparatively.

small cost and their-novel construction en!Y ables them to be easily applied to the 'frame members of the automobile or to other parts with` which the hingey is adapted to be used.

.Although have shown and described a single form of the hinge, for` purposesV of illustration, it will be understood that it may Vcupfshaped member. Y

be constructed in various other embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. Y

I claim: f

A l.` Ahinge, comprisinor a cylindrical member having an annular liange at one end and a transverse end wall at theother, a plate adapted to seat in said cylindrical member in contact with said end wall, means forV securing said plate to said end wall, a bracket on said plate and a bracket pivotally connected 'to said hist-mentioned bracket.

2; A` hinge comprising a cylindrical fmem ber having an end wall, a plate adapted to seat on'saidend wall withinl said vcylindrical member,` said end wall having apertures therein, lugs formed on said plate to engage Vsaid apertures and pivotally connected thereol',the outermost edges of said -lange being concentric with said cylindricalmember, a bracket having a pivotal connection with said cylindrical member,"and a plate` formed onsaid bracket, said plate having a curved outer edge. Y

5. A hinge comprising a cup-shaped member having a flange at its outer'end, a plate adapted to seat in said cup-shaped member in` contact with the bottom wall thereof, a;V

single screw for securing said plate to said bottom wall, a flange formed integrally with said plate and abra-cket adapted to extend into said cup-shaped member land having a pivotal connection withsaid flange.

6. A'hinge comprising a number of semicircular plates formed integrally with the U-shaped arms of a bracket memberrhaving a transverse extension, a lsecond bracket member pivotally Vconnecte'dpto said trans# verse extension and means for supporting said second bracket member.l

7. A hinge comprising a4 cup-shaped member having` a circular outer wall, a flange foi-ined on said Vcup-shaped memberv and extending outwardly therefrom, said flange having a curved outer edge concentric with said outer wall, andr a pair of .'pivoted brackets, one of which is secured within said Y '8. Ahi'nge comprising acup-shapedfmeniber having a circular outer wall, an outwardl lydirected flange formed on said'cup-shaped member,v said flange having opposite paralmeagre? s having a cylindrical recessv formedA therein,

a lcylindrical cup-'shaped member-,tting within said cylindrical'l recess and having an outwardly directed iange at the outer end thereof, said flange havlng'ra curved outer edge concentric with the wall of said recess, said supporting member being under-` cut at the outer end of said recess Ato receive said flange, a plate locatedent-irely within and secured to said cup-shaped member, a bracket carried by said plate, and a second bracket pivoted on said first named bracket.

l0. A hinge comprising a cylindrical cupshaped member having an end wall, a plato seated on said end wa l and having integral flanges formed thereonprovided with parallel extensions, means for securing said plate to said 'end wall, and a bracketpivoted be-` v tween said parallel extensions.

11. A hinge comprising a cylindrical cup-v shaped member having an endwall, a plate seated on said vend wall and having integral ianges .formed thereon provided with'paralf lel extensions, means'for securing said latek to said end wall, and a bracket pivote betweensaid parallel extensions, said bracket being formed as `an integral construction comprising parallel membersextending between said extensions with semi-circular a'nges formed on the outer ends of saidy parallel members;

CARLv ERIC ANDERSON. 

